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Management of long-term persistent air leakage developed after bullectomy for giant bullous lung disease associated with neurofibromatosis type 1

   
@article{JTD6499,
	author = {Si-Wook Kim and Dohun Kim},
	title = {Management of long-term persistent air leakage developed after bullectomy for giant bullous lung disease associated with neurofibromatosis type 1},
	journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
	volume = {8},
	number = {1},
	year = {2016},
	keywords = {},
	abstract = {Persistent air leakage is a serious and sometimes fatal complication of bullous lung disease surgery. A 32-year-old man with lung involvement of neurofibromatosis type I underwent bullectomy for huge bullae and recurrent pneumothorax. Persistent postoperative air leakage developed and the lung was totally collapsed. The initial surgery failed, but a second trial employing a novel suture technique on half-absorbed polyglycolic acid (PGA) felt successfully resolved the massive air leakage. Pneumothorax did not recur and the patient remained stable without dyspnea. Thus, a suture technique employing half-absorbed PGA felt was an effective option for managing persistent air leakage.},
	issn = {2077-6624},	url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/6499}
}